Saxon walls and foundations of a possible cruciform church were found during restoration work in 1903 and 1914. On the evidence of the cross shaft (see L 8266) a date of no earlier than 950 is tentatively suggested for the church. (2) (3)
No saxon fabric is evident in the present church. (4)
Foundations of a cruciform Saxon church. Its successor was Norman and of this the chancel is standing, with a plain corbel table. C14 arcades, chancel arch, transepts and S porch. C15 clerestory. W tower rebuilt 1778 by Francis Moore. Chancel windows restored in 1862. [Restored] in 1901-4 by C. E. Ponting of Wiltshire. Monuments: John Hacker d.1620; Charles Beaumont d.1830, by Booth of Nottingham. (5)
See L 8266 for Saxon Cross.

Listed buildings slides, 4 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> VCH, 1906, Notts, p 266 (Published document). SNT1383.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1915, TTS, pp 47-55 (Published document). SNT341.

<3> Taylor HM, 1965, Anglo-Saxon Architecture, pp 98-100 (Published document). SNT71.

<4> Colquhoun FD, 1975, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT583.

<5> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 112 (Monograph). SNT4.